Churchyard Chick, in her zig-zag ramblings, sometimes “overhears” things. I wouldn’t necessarily say she eavesdrops; that would be rude, which is so unlike her. It’s just that she stays “tuned in” just in case some interesting little kernel should come her way. 225 more words

I am hopelessly behind the times on a lot of lingo. But this one I know: “Laughing out loud.”

I always wonder something, though. Is the person who uses that shorthand actually laughing out loud, or is he/she simply smiling soundlessly on the other side of whatever space is between? 458 more words